4 files changed, 41 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index 45f3f8871149..f25e3c92bd72 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void del_nbp(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 	struct net_bridge *br = p->br;
 	struct net_device *dev = p->dev;
 
-	sysfs_remove_link(br->ifobj, dev->name);
+	sysfs_remove_link(br->ifobj, p->sysfs_name);
 
 	dev_set_promiscuity(dev, -1);
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_notify.c b/net/bridge/br_notify.c
index 1413b72acc7f..717e1fd6133c 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_notify.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_notify.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static int br_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event, v
 	struct net_device *dev = ptr;
 	struct net_bridge_port *p = dev->br_port;
 	struct net_bridge *br;
+	int err;
 
 	/* not a port of a bridge */
 	if (p == NULL)
@@ -83,6 +84,12 @@ static int br_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event, v
 		br_del_if(br, dev);
 		break;
 
+	case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
+		err = br_sysfs_renameif(p);
+		if (err)
+			return notifier_from_errno(err);
+		break;
+
 	case NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE:
 		/* Forbid underlaying device to change its type. */
 		return NOTIFY_BAD;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 79a13d1c2573..0f4a74bc6a9b 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ struct net_bridge_port
 	struct hlist_head		mglist;
 	struct hlist_node		rlist;
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
+	char				sysfs_name[IFNAMSIZ];
+#endif
 };
 
 struct br_cpu_netstats {
@@ -480,6 +484,7 @@ extern void br_ifinfo_notify(int event, struct net_bridge_port *port);
 /* br_sysfs_if.c */
 extern const struct sysfs_ops brport_sysfs_ops;
 extern int br_sysfs_addif(struct net_bridge_port *p);
+extern int br_sysfs_renameif(struct net_bridge_port *p);
 
 /* br_sysfs_br.c */
 extern int br_sysfs_addbr(struct net_device *dev);
@@ -488,6 +493,7 @@ extern void br_sysfs_delbr(struct net_device *dev);
 #else
 
 #define br_sysfs_addif(p)	(0)
+#define br_sysfs_renameif(p)	(0)
 #define br_sysfs_addbr(dev)	(0)
 #define br_sysfs_delbr(dev)	do { } while(0)
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
index 0b9916489d6b..fd5799c9bc8d 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ const struct sysfs_ops brport_sysfs_ops = {
 /*
  * Add sysfs entries to ethernet device added to a bridge.
  * Creates a brport subdirectory with bridge attributes.
- * Puts symlink in bridge's brport subdirectory
+ * Puts symlink in bridge's brif subdirectory
  */
 int br_sysfs_addif(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 {
@@ -257,15 +257,37 @@ int br_sysfs_addif(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 	err = sysfs_create_link(&p->kobj, &br->dev->dev.kobj,
 				SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_LINK);
 	if (err)
-		goto out2;
+		return err;
 
 	for (a = brport_attrs; *a; ++a) {
 		err = sysfs_create_file(&p->kobj, &((*a)->attr));
 		if (err)
-			goto out2;
+			return err;
 	}
 
-	err = sysfs_create_link(br->ifobj, &p->kobj, p->dev->name);
-out2:
+	strlcpy(p->sysfs_name, p->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
+	return sysfs_create_link(br->ifobj, &p->kobj, p->sysfs_name);
+}
+
+/* Rename bridge's brif symlink */
+int br_sysfs_renameif(struct net_bridge_port *p)
+{
+	struct net_bridge *br = p->br;
+	int err;
+
+	/* If a rename fails, the rollback will cause another
+	 * rename call with the existing name.
+	 */
+	if (!strncmp(p->sysfs_name, p->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ))
+		return 0;
+
+	err = sysfs_rename_link(br->ifobj, &p->kobj,
+				p->sysfs_name, p->dev->name);
+	if (err)
+		netdev_notice(br->dev, "unable to rename link %s to %s",
+			      p->sysfs_name, p->dev->name);
+	else
+		strlcpy(p->sysfs_name, p->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
+
 	return err;
 }